Since marine science and space seem pretty tight these days, check out Jonathan Lethem’s lovely and very bleak short story “Lostronaut.” It’s written as letters home from an as… more →
The Oyster's GarterMiriam Goldstein wrote 4 weeks ago: Since marine science and space seem pretty tight these days, check out Jonathan Lethem’s lovel … more →
kristenmarhaver wrote 1 month ago: One of the worst parts of being a coral reef biologist is that you spend a lot of time underwater no … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 1 month ago: My father (Hi, Dad!) sent me this NYT article on the Rutgers University glider program. Gliders are … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 2 months ago: Why make glowy transgenic jellyfish-puppies? Because…because…SCIENCE! … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 2 months ago: Figuring out the health of an ecosystem takes days and days of dirty, difficult fieldwork. You pret … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 3 months ago: [Edit: I forgot to mention that I learned about Oceans4Ever from Jives at the New Blue. Sorry, Jives … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 3 months ago: I’ve written before about why I think discussing population control became a taboo, but I … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 6 months ago: Repo! The Genetic Opera is a kind of wannabe Rocky Horror Picture Show for the 21st century. They mi … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 7 months ago: Using my power as the lone SIO science blogger for good (with teeny power comes teeny responsibiliti … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 9 months ago: “He’s kinda cute! I’ll just put his tender little butt in there [the pot of simmer … more →
Eric Wolff wrote 11 months ago: On occasion, my paid work for CityBeat overlaps with sujects that may be of interest to Oyster … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 1 year ago: Isn’t it nice when reality follows a TOG discussion on plastic bioremediation? A high school s … more →
Eric Wolff wrote 1 year ago: Before Miriam posted her most excellent explanation of what the North Pacific Trash Gyre really look … more →
Eric Wolff wrote 1 year ago: Imagine it: Paintable solar panels! Not yet, of course, but scientists at several universities have … more →
Eric Wolff wrote 1 year ago: Raise your hand if despite the “wireless” world we live in, your house is littered with … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 1 year ago: In the future, your plastic drink bottles and plastic computer cases could be made out of smokestack … more →
Eric Wolff wrote 1 year ago: Seriously, you can’t convince me the U.S. Military isn’t really consulting SciFi authors … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 1 year ago: What to do with plastic trash? Clearly, make it into formalwear. This ballgown was made by sewing t … more →
Miriam Goldstein wrote 1 year ago: Boy, I’m sure glad that I live in 2008! I can ride in my 300 MPH automatic car to my climate- … more →